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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.al.com/news/2025/10/some-alabama-counties-among-highest-snap-users-in-nation.html

"About 15% of Alabamians will feel the impacts of a pause on Supplemental Nutrition Aid Program benefits if a weekslong government shutdown does not end by Nov. 1. That’s about 754,000 people – many of whom are children, senior citizens and individuals with disabilities.

But the need is much more pronounced in some of the state’s rural Black Belt counties, AL.com found, where as many as one in three residents received SNAP benefits in 2024."

These are people who live in a region that, due to history and economic shifts, has few job opportunities.

When you here billionaires like Elon spout on about AI and robots will lead to the necessity for Universal Basic Income, just remember this.  They pitch it as some sort of natural--and at worst, neiutral--evolution of the economy.  But in reality, would they actually fund it?  Hell no.[/quote]

Details on who gets SNAP in Alabama. Nearly 40% are elderly or disabled.

2/3s are families with kids where average benefit is $550 for the month. Household with older adults get $143 a month. Households with non-elderly disabled get average of $249.

https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/a-closer-look-at-who-benefits-from-snap-state-by-state-fact-sheets#Alabama

How much is 50% of the poverty level:

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Few people are working. About 40% are elderly disable so it's not surprising that a similar percent have household income of 50% of the poverty level:

2025 Poverty Levels (50% of the poverty line) 
Household of 1: $7,825
Household of 2: $10,575
Household of 3: $13,325
Household of 4: $16,075

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